Title: Problem with update permalinks Last modified: September 1, 2016 --- # Problem with update permalinks * Resolved [cgetting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgetting/) * (@cgetting) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/) * Duplictor installed the package on the new server, but when I go to update permalinks I get this error: * Fatal error: Call-time pass-by-reference has been removed in /home/tllcweb/public_html/ wp-content/themes/antioch/lib/functions/functions.php on line 251 * I looked in the file stucture and the entire folder of wp-content/wp-uploads is missing. I tried manually moving the wp-uploads, still got the error. * I tried redoing the whole process and got the same error. * 208.123.88.228/~tllcweb/ is the url. * Is there a file I need to edit to get by this error? * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/) Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/#post-7490814) * There are few things you can try: * 1. Change the theme temporarily and create the package and try to reinstall * OR * 2. Open /home/tllcweb/public_html/wp-content/themes/antioch/lib/functions/functions. php * and find out what theme code is causing the issue and temporarily comment it out. You might touch base with the theme author to see why its throwing that error… * Hope that helps! * Thread Starter [cgetting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgetting/) * (@cgetting) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/#post-7490832) * I did that and got the same error message, so, I changed the function.php file in the lib folder to: function.phpold And got this message: * Warning: require_once(/home/tllcweb/public_html/wp-content/themes/antioch/lib/ functions/functions.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in/ home/tllcweb/public_html/wp-content/themes/antioch/functions.php on line 56 * changed that function file in the Antioch folder to function.phpold and got this message: * Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required ‘/home/tllcweb/public_html/ wp-content/themes/antioch/lib/functions/functions.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/ lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/tllcweb/public_html/wp-content/themes/antioch/ functions.php on line 56 * Line 56: // Register the scripts function churchthemes_register() { wp_register_style(‘ churchthemes-main’, get_stylesheet_uri(), array(), CHURCHTHEMES_CURRENT_VERSION); wp_register_style( ‘churchthemes-960’, WP_THEME_DIR . ‘/lib/css/960.css’, array(‘ churchthemes-main’ ), CHURCHTHEMES_CURRENT_VERSION ); wp_register_style( ‘churchthemes- responsive-ltr’, WP_THEME_DIR . ‘/lib/css/responsive-ltr.css’, array( ‘churchthemes- main’ ), CHURCHTHEMES_CURRENT_VERSION ); wp_register_style( ‘churchthemes-scheme’, home_url() . ‘/?ct_scheme_css=true’, array( ‘churchthemes-main’ ), false ); wp_register_style(‘ churchthemes-admin’, WP_THEME_DIR . ‘/lib/admin/css/admin.css’, array(), false); wp_register_script( ‘churchthemes-slider’, WP_THEME_DIR . ‘/lib/scripts/jquery. flexslider.min.js’, array( ‘jquery’ ), ‘2.1’, true ); wp_register_script( ‘churchthemes- selectbox’, WP_THEME_DIR . ‘/lib/scripts/jquery.selectbox.min.js’, array( ‘jquery’),‘ 0.5’, true ); wp_register_script( ‘churchthemes-placeholder’, WP_THEME_DIR . ‘/ lib/scripts/jquery.placeholder.min.js’, array( ‘jquery’ ), false, true ); wp_register_script(‘ churchthemes-twitter’, WP_THEME_DIR . ‘/lib/scripts/twitter.min.js’, array(), false, false ); wp_register_script( ‘churchthemes-main’, WP_THEME_DIR . ‘/lib/ scripts/main.min.js’, array( ‘jquery’ ), CHURCHTHEMES_CURRENT_VERSION, true ); * Went back changed the file names back. * Only way I could get into the site at all was to delete the Antioch theme altogether. I have the complete Antioch folder that I’ve downloaded from the current site at: [tllc.org](http://tllc.org) and then I can upload that folder via ftp and it is there in the themes but I can’t activate it. After deleting the theme Antioch via ftp I could update the permalinks and do the cleanup * I don’t understand, how I could get it installed on my Zammp in the htdocs and the theme be okay. I installed it twice in different folders and it was fine ( missing links to images, and a few other links which could be fixed, but not get it installed on this server. * I am going to try one more time, but not today,I’ll try one more time tomorrow. I’ve already redone this twice before. * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/#post-7490833) * Hmmm…. I’m not 100% sure its tough to tell with other developers code. If you want to submit a support ticket I can inspect the package. If you do please refer to the thread in the ticket. Otherwise you may touch base with the theme author and see if they have any clues. It definitely looks to be related to the theme… * Thread Starter [cgetting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgetting/) * (@cgetting) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/#post-7490844) * Tried it again today, with same results. It is definitely the function.php file that is in the Antioch main directory. It is quite a bit larger than the file that is in the original file that was upload back when we got the site up. I did not do those changes. I had the work done by someone else. * I think we’ll just have to use another theme. I remember telling him, we needed to set-up a child before he edited the theme php, but that was not done. That was all three years ago and that theme is not still available. ChurchThemes was bought out. * I still am at a loss as to why I could get it moved to my zampp htdocs directory and not on this server. * [Steven Gliebe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevengliebe/) * (@stevengliebe) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/#post-7490867) * They retired Antioch but the code is on GitHub so it looks like you can grab functions.php at [https://github.com/ChurchThemes-WP/Antioch-Theme/blob/master/functions.php](https://github.com/ChurchThemes-WP/Antioch-Theme/blob/master/functions.php) * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/#post-7490891) * [@cgetting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgetting/) * Be sure to check the Apache, PHP and especially the MySQL versions. The closer these versions are between servers the better. If your moving they site from say Server A with MySQL version 5.7 and Server B is 5.1 its likely you can run into issues… * Thread Starter [cgetting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgetting/) * (@cgetting) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/#post-7490895) * I wondered about that. I have compared files and have found no differences, even check dir and file permissions. * Actually MySQL is going from a lower version of both to a higher version. That may be it.Going from 5.5.48-37.8 Percona server to 5.5.50-cll – MySQL Community. phpMyAdmin is going from 4.62 to 4.4.15.6 which is lower, so there is some differences there. * Thanks. I think we will use a new template. The pages are all moved, my forms are moved. I am missing all images and all the pdfs that are in a folder called files in uploads, and the mp3 files. They can all be manually moved. They wanted something new, so they will get it. * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/#post-7490896) * If MySQL is that close then it should be good, only other thoughts might be PHP itself or possibly a permission conflict. Sometimes these issues are difficult to isolate unfortunately… * Thread Starter [cgetting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgetting/) * (@cgetting) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/#post-7490922) * What do I have to do to submit a ticket? Thanks. * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/#post-7490931) * There is a help link in the plugin just follow the links or just [click here](https://lifeinthegrid.com/support). Be sure to refer to this thread. * Thanks * Thread Starter [cgetting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cgetting/) * (@cgetting) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/#post-7490932) * Thanks, but I have found the problem and Call-time-pass-by-reference article here: [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8971261/php-5-4-call-time-pass-by-reference-easy-fix-available](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8971261/php-5-4-call-time-pass-by-reference-easy-fix-available) So, duplicator did it’s job, the user did not. My husband used call this an IDOIT error, and I’m the idiot. Somewhere above there was a suggestion to comment out line 251, which I did, however when I saved it using Notepad++ I forgot to put the s on function. I think I have a rewrite of that file, but have not tested. So thanks for all the help, as I won’t be needing a ticket now. * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-update-permalinks/#post-7490933) * No Problem… Thanks for the update! 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